]]>By: Bucfan#37http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381158
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:45:37 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381158Spring is here and hope springs eternal. The Bucs will be better. This ship is about to be righted. All aboard.
]]>By: pick6http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381144
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 16:31:02 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381144the bucs additions, looked at by themselves, seem pretty phenomenal. but they have to be netted against the exit of a starting CB, LT, and RG at a minimum. the CB is indisputably a step back in talent, despite potentially fitting the preferred system better. Collins is uncertain to provide an upgrade at LT, and even a 1st round pick can’t be counted as an instant upgrade. and guard is anyone’s guess. even if you think all 3 outgoing players are overrated it’s hard to assert that pre-existing holes were addressed with 3 of those players, just swapping for guys they believe offer more value. ditto with the “hole” they filled at starting QB. i’m looking forward to seeing it all work and work well, but you can’t just look at every signing and say “upgrade”
]]>By: StPeteBucsFanhttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381102
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 15:43:24 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381102Agree they’ve done all the right things. But now comes a huge element.

LUCK!!! HEALTH!! Let’s hope we had enough bad luck last year to lead to good luck this year. I’m not a Schiano supporter, other than to say he was a class act, consider how he treated Eric Legrand. I just believe Schiano was in over his head as an NFL head coach.

But ya gotta admit…he had some serious bad luck!! MRSA? The worst penalty I can remember by one of the best players? IF Levonte doesn’t pull the bone head move the Bucs start 1-0 with a victory on the road. Would that have made a difference? Carl Nicks…the best lineman…never really plays.

Let’s hope we’ve gotten all our bad luck, or at least all the horrid luck of last year, behind us.

Naturally the field and the record is the ultimate Judge, just like the standard applied on here to Dominik.

I mean we cant go off half cocked and sling praise at the GM until the team produces winning seasons, right?

Of course not.

]]>By: bubashephttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381048
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:36:36 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381048Signing a bunch of free agents may not mean we instantly become a good team – but it beats the pants off of signing a bunch of guys from Rutgers – does anyone agree??
]]>By: ctordhttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381039
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:19:43 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381039@JonBuc, I heard that too from Ross tucker and I agree. I have been thinking the teams in the south are regressing and finally, the bucs seem to be progressing. no reason to think we could not be this years chiefs. injured players coming healthy, weak spots being filled, and just better talent depth overall.
]]>By: BuccaneerBonzaihttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381032
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 14:08:12 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381032flmike Says:
“…would have still been able to sign most of if not all the players they signed this year.”

Not accurate. The Bucs spent more than what they had before they were halfway through.

I could see all the signings turning bad because not one of them has consistency. All had either a few good games, one good year, or never lived up to potential.

]]>By: Snookhttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381030
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:56:14 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381030This cleaning house reminds me of the overhaul Gruden did with the Bucs roster in the 2002 off-season. Not big names but key pieces to move this team forward. Not saying we’ll win the Super Bowl next year but we finally have a real head coach again who knows what he wants in his team.
]]>By: JonBuchttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381021
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:44:54 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381021Ross Tucker…a fringe NFL player yet fantastic analyst on Sirius XM NFL Radio ( A Joes’ favorite ), mentioned this am that he thought the Bucs could win the division in ’14. His reasoning was that all other NFC South teams have gotten worse of late whereas the Bucs…in his words…may have had the best offseason in the entire NFL. Even as a homer, I’m not sure I fully agree but it was nice to hear coming from a “smart” NFL guy nonetheless.
]]>By: flmikehttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381019
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:44:35 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381019@ Architek
Actually, the Bucs could have carried Revis’ salary for the next 5 seasons without any cap issues and would have still been able to sign most of if not all the players they signed this year. The cap will grow to $160 million by 2016, that’s an increase of $27 million over the next 3 seasons, even with having to pay McCoy and LVD, we’d still have cap space, there was something else going on, namely Revis is Dion Sanders a CB mercenary, he’s just playing the business game better than Primetime ever could.
]]>By: Danati74http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381018
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:43:27 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381018im in
]]>By: biff barkerhttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381017
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:43:01 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381017We are still a paper team, but I think a better one.
]]>By: MTMhttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381015
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:34:16 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381015Maybe the Bucs can get lucky and pick up a bunch of late round players like Seattle and just add Adderall.
]]>By: RustyRhinohttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381010
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:28:28 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381010I do like what I see on this lengthy list of new Buc players who have already played well in the NFL. Most where starting players last season. The influence of Coach Smith for these players to want to play for us, even with the uniform change. VICTORY!
This crew of men appear to be humbly hungry to play here and for Coach Smith. Great job by Licht!
]]>By: Architekhttp://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505&cpage=1#comment-3381009
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 13:22:03 +0000http://www.joebucsfan.com/?p=109505#comment-3381009You guys are idiots!

Keep a 16M a year salary and the rest of the roster is lousy! Yeah that’s bright!